2 people killed in Butler Twp. crash ID’d

A man and woman died Wednesday evening as a result of “high-impact” two-vehicle crash in Butler Twp.

The victims were identified Thursday as John W. Parrish, 73, and Janet. A. Mowen, 71, both of Union, by the Butler Twp. Police Department.

Butler Twp. police and fire crews responded around 5:40 p.m. to the intersection of Frederick Pike and Old Springfield Road, according to the Huber Heights Police Division, which dispatches for the township.

One vehicle was headed south on Frederick Pike and the second vehicle was headed east on Old Springfield Road in the crash at the four-way stop intersection “in what appeared to be a high impact crash,” according to a release from Butler Twp. police.

The impact forced one of the vehicles into a field after the crash at the four-way stop intersection. Parrish and Mowen, the driver and passenger of that vehicle, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

911 callers told dispatchers that they were unconscious and trapped, and described significant damage to othe vehicles.

The driver of the first vehicle was taken to Miami Valley Hospital North in unknown condition.

The crash remains under investigation and no further information was released.

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